The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) has just posted better footage of Deepstaria,
The scyphomedusa Deepstaria is certainly odd, with its bag-like appearance, and bell that can open more than a meter wide. Speculation on the identity of a mystery blob of has become a YouTube sensation, sparking heated and entertaining debates over its identity. That video of Deepstaria reticulum (described by Larson, et al., in 1988) looks especially unusual because the medusa is being blown around by the thrusters of the Remotely Operated Vehicle, and eventually turns completely inside-out. In this video, we showed some more natural-looking specimens of Deepstaria reticulum and Deepstaria enigmatica, along with other related species from the deep sea
The video is STUNNING. An expert on everything pelagic, Steve Haddock narrates the video and provides tons of great and interesting information. Thanks goes to MBARI and Steve for providing more footage and explanation of this gorgeous creature.
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